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Transportation Walk
1969
Neil Armstrong commands the Apollo 11 and becomes the first man to land a craft and walk on the moon.
Follow the transportation exhibition surrounding the Department of Transportation Headquarters
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Four Bicycles and a Three-Wheeler
Marked, designated bike lanes on streets in most major cities, in suburbs and towns, are a response to increased cycling for fun, fitness and convenient, fuel-saving commuting.
Cyclist in bike lane sharing t…
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Landing Gear and Wheels
Many people fly for the first time after the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 results in lower fares and the growth of commuter airlines offering new routes through a hub-and-spoke system.
Delta hub Cincinnati/Norther…
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
To advance the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials
Expanding Gate Valve
Utilized on a filter skid in a liquid petroleum gas system in Texas City, Texas from th…
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1631
America's first ferry-man Edward Converse is paid one or two pence a person, six pence per pig and extra monies to run the ferry at night across the Charles River between Boston and Charlestown.
The Ferry Boat, Fanny Palmer. The Old Pri…
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The first American trading ship arrives at the port of Canton, China. Following the American Revolution, merchant Elias Derby's ships make 45 voyages to new markets in the East Indies and China.
Elias Hasket Derby, James Frothingham, 1800-182…
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1775
America's First Submarine, the Turtle, is built by David Bushnell to break the British blockade of New York. The driver uses a hand driven propeller to move it beneath its target.
Lt. Francis Barber's 1875 drawing of the Turtle.
Naval …
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1775
Daniel Boone follows the Warriors' Path and blazes the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap. From 1775 to 1810, over 200,000 settlers move west through the Gap.
Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap, George Ca…
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1804-1806
Meriweather Lewis
William Clark
Lewis, Clark and the Corps of Discovery seek the "shortest and most convenient route to the Pacific." Their versatile 55 foot keelboat can be rowed, poled, sailed or pulled up the Missouri River and…
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A Shoshone Indian woman, Sacagawea, accompanies Lewis and Clark as an interpreter and enables the expedition to purchase horses. Clark calls her his "pilot" through the Rockies.
The Trapper's Bride (detail), Alfred Jacob Miller, 1819-1878. Th…